The Week in Pictures #380
First up of course is the answer to our Mystery Bird Challenge #10. The answer was a Monotonous Lark. These little guys have practically been infesting the marula crests of the …
First up of course is the answer to our Mystery Bird Challenge #10. The answer was a Monotonous Lark. These little guys have practically been infesting the marula crests of the …
Despite the summer heat and the water temperature of the Sand River resembling that of a tropical sea, leopards still don’t like getting their feet wet. A superb series of …
One generally takes a subconscious pride in knowing one’s home turf pretty well. I’m from Cape Town, and I would always scoff at reports of tourists getting lost on Table …
Despite how popular media might portray them, leopards actually don’t spend as much of their lives in trees as one might think. The bulk of their lives is spent terrestrially, …
Our last Mystery Bird Challenge edged us into the realm of the LBJs (Little Brown Jobs), which is scary territory for most aspiring birders (and many competent ones as well). …
Reports of not one but two leopards from the previous evening had led us to the banks of the dry Maxabene riverbed for our morning pursuit. Knowing all too well …
A recent sighting I was fortunate to witness was that of a year-old leopard cub crossing the Sand River to reach its mother on the opposite bank. Definitely a sighting …
Lions, leopards, a cheetah and three wild dog packs! What more could one ask for when it comes to predator viewing? A sure highlight has got to be that of …
The short answer is, “No.” We could end it there, but we should probably go into the discussion a little deeper. Lions generally hunt on sight. ie. they hone in …
Today marks the four month countdown to the release date of the legendary, and highly anticipated Lion King (19 July 2019). There is much excitement amongst the staff at Londolozi …
18-03-2019. Today is the second anniversary of Global Recycling Day. And while you may join me in thinking that we have surely been raising awareness for something as important as recycling …
With the Ntsevu lionesses spending more and more time on Londolozi during the past few weeks and the Birmingham male lions always on their periphery of the pride, it has …
We knew the minute we arrived at Londolozi that it is a very special place. We were warmly greeted by the team at the Granite Camp with smiles and waves …
It’s been almost a week since the Mystery Bird Challenge #9. Those who said Rattling Cisticola were oh so close. It is indeed a Cisticola, but the hint we gave …